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4 <br />South Bend Redevelopment Commission <br />Reschedule4 Regular Meeting - April 13, 1989 <br />6. NEW WAINESS (Cont.) <br />b. Cdntinued... <br />will be impacted by this plan. I <br />ss I want to do a little history <br />e, too, in that I graduated from St. <br />twig Elementary School, my parents <br />ed on Gerry Street, my grandparents <br />ed on Napier Street, my best friends <br />ed on Thomas Street and on Colfax <br />eet. A lot of times we got caught <br />ning around the Oliver Mansion <br />perty when we weren't supposed to be <br />re, so I'm looking forward to being <br />e to access that soon. <br />I would like to add my urgings to the <br />Commission to consider and accept this <br />pan because I think the revitalization <br />o the area is crucial to a lot of the <br />tffl.ngs that we are doing. I'm very <br />olved with the Stadium. My office is <br />at. Coveleski Stadium. Several people <br />tzavel through the area to reach the <br />also are working in terms of <br />:racting people through convention and <br />Lrism efforts. We put amenity <br />kages together that include some of <br />commercial properties on Washington <br />eet, but the critical piece is that <br />have to convince people that they can <br />:1 safe in visiting these areas. <br />vitalization through this Plan can <br />:e that happen and that can be <br />tical to the economic development of <br />carmnmity. <br />A lot of people think what I do is a lot <br />of fun, but it does mean a lot in terms <br />of dollars, especially new dollars, that <br />can be brought into the ccmmunity by <br />pecple who visit the area. <br />Un ortunately, when we talk with people <br />set up even a trip in from the <br />a' -port, Washington Street and Chapin <br />St eet are not the routes that they <br />chi to travel. They ask us to take <br />th north and then into the downtown <br />-27- <br />